DHABA STYLE MATAR PANEER

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves:4

Ingredients:

200 gms cottage cheese diced
1 cup peas boiled
2 tbsp pure ghee (preferably) or you can use refined oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 green cardamoms
1 large onion very finely chopped or grated
2 big tomatoes pureed
1-2 green chili as per taste
1" ginger grated
5-6 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1/4 tsp degi mirch powder
1  tsp dhania powder
1/2 tsp catch sabzi masala or kitchen king masala
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
salt to taste
1 slice bread
1/2 tsp tomato ketchup (optional)
1 tbsp fresh cream (optional)
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Method:

1. Heat ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds to it.
2. When they start to crackle add green cardamoms and then grated onions,grated ginger nd finely chopped garlic to it.
3. Cook till they become light broown in color.
4. Now add pureed tomatoes and chopped green chilies and cook till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan,
5. Now add all the spices, fenugreek leaves and salt  and stir for a while.
6. Soak bread in water squeeze it and mix it in the above mixture and mix well. You may use bread crumbs either.
7. After a minute or two add 3-4 cups of water and mix,
8. Let it come to a boil then add boiled peas and cottage cheese and cook for 5-7 minutes.
9. Finely add chopped coriander leaves , half of the cream and ketchup and mix well.
10. Garnish with chopped coriander and cream and serve hot with rice or chapati.